FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
Editorial
If Bill Shorten did not already have enough reason to announce appropriate transition periods for the implementation of FOFA and the Stronger Super legislation, he might ...
Editorial
The Government seems determined to bring on parliamentary debate about the FOFA bills well before the May Budget but, as Mike Taylor reports, Financial Services Minister ...
People & Products
Wealth management group Equiti Private Wealth announced it has appointed two senior financial advisers in Gregory Fuzi and Peter Sheather....
Financial planning
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the auditor of the failed Astarra Strategic Fund not to act as a registered company auditor....
Editorial
The financial services industry is slowly losing its recruitment drive as economic and regulatory uncertainties linger. However, while some find it difficult to grow, oth...
Financial planning
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the auditor of the failed Astarra Strategic Fund not to act as a registered company auditor....
Editorial
It became apparent during the Parliamentary Joint Committee hearings held to review the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bills that the legislation requires significant ...
Editorial
Mike Taylor reports that the likelihood of a bipartisan report and meaningful amendments emerging from the Parliamentary Joint Committee reviewing the FOFA bills is becom...
Policy & Regulation
The number of Australians receiving financial advice will double under the FOFA reforms while the number of advisers will remain stable, according to research commissione...
Editorial
Three years have passed since the start of initial talks about the FOFA changes. The debate rolls on, but the financial services industry has received little clarity and ...
Policy & Regulation
ASFA has pointed to "material differences" between what the Government has promised on FOFA and what is contained in its draft legislation....
Editorial
Financial planning practices often need to use the services of legal professionals. Samantha Hills gives tips on how to find lawyers and work with them to achieve the bes...
Financial planning
As part of a brand revamp, the Actuaries Institute has announced the appointment of David Goodsall as 2012 Institute president, John Newman as senior vice president and D...
Financial planning
As part of a brand revamp, the Actuaries Institute has announced the appointment of David Goodsall as 2012 Institute president, John Newman as senior vice president and D...
Editorial
Mike Taylor reports that a number of submissions filed with the Parliamentary Joint Committee reviewing the FOFA bills have revealed a serious disconnect between what the...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...